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EXCLUSIVE: Hugh Laurie is presumably a instrumentality of nan useful of John le Carré.
The Night Manager star has landed a enigma domiciled successful his 2nd le Carré adaptation, nan BBC and MGM+’s Legacy of Spies, Deadline tin reveal. We understand filming is presently taking spot and Laurie’s domiciled will beryllium revealed soon.
Legacy of Spies is 1 of nan BBC and MGM+’s biggest fund bets successful caller years. It is based connected 1963’s The Spy Who Came successful from nan Cold and nan 2017 novel A Legacy of Spies, which itself is simply a prequel and sequel to The Spy Who Came successful from nan Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Laurie joins an ensemble formed including Matthew Macfadyen arsenic legendary spymaster George Smiley, Dan Stevens arsenic nan enigmatic Bill Haydon, All Quiet connected nan Western Front’s Felix Kammerer arsenic Hans-Dieter Mundt and Agnes O’Casey, who reprises her Spy Who Came In From The Cold West End domiciled of Liz Gold.
Laurie plays nan snarling, villainous Richard Roper successful nan BBC and Prime Video’s big-budget adjustment of le Carré’s The Night Manager. With a third play of that 1 successful nan works, this puts Laurie successful nan uncommon position of starring successful 2 abstracted adaptations of an author’s activity that could onshore astir nan aforesaid time. He was presumed dormant astatine nan commencement of The Night Manager Season 2, which launched earlier this year, but returned pinch a vengeance midway done nan bid to nonstop revenge connected Tom Hiddleston’s Jonathan Pine. He was besides an EP connected The Night Manager.
Laurie besides stars successful nan likes of Apple TV’s Tehran and precocious joined Amy Poehler successful Peacock’s Dig.
Legacy of Spies comes erstwhile again from The Ink Factory, which is tally by le Carré’s sons Stephen and Simon Cornwell. Fifth Season is trading worldwide.
The BBC, MGM+ and The Ink Factory declined remark connected Laurie’s casting.
